Title:
From college to careers : listening in the real world
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Publication Information:
Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin, 2006
ISBN:
9780618382132
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Summary
Summary
From College to Careers: Listening and Speaking in the Real World teaches students to comprehend the spontaneous, natural speech of native English speakers through a holistic approach to listening comprehension that features audio segments. This integrated approach shows students how they can use their background experiences, broaden their academic vocabulary, develop and check their listening skills, and collaborate with peers to confidently move between classroom and real-world English.
Table of Contents
| Note: Each unit begins with a Skills Chart, and each chapter concludes with Further Study |
| I College Life |
| 1 Secrets to College Admissions |
| Prelistening: Sharing Experiences |
| Categorizing Vocabulary: Making Word Associations |
| Filling in the Missing Words |
| Listening Comprehension |
| Check: Listening for Information |
| Listening for Fillers |
| Discussion: Sharing Experiences |
| Think/Pair/Share |
| Analyzing and Ranking Information |
| Role-Playing |
| 2 A World of Ideas |
| Prelistening: Sharing Ideas |
| Vocabulary: Interviewing, Matching Listening Comprehension |
| Check: Listening for Details |
| Making Inferences |
| Listening for Missing Words |
| Discussion: Expressing Opinions and Analyzing |
| 3 Sage on the Stage Prelistening: Agreeing or Disagreeing |
| Vocabulary: Guessing Meaning from Context |
| Identifying Definitions |
| Listening Comprehension |
| Check: Listening for Missing Words |
| Listening for Descriptions and Definitions |
| Note-Taking Discussion: Expressing Opinions and Ideas Making Inferences |
| 4 Do What You Love |
| Prelistening: Think/Pair/Share |
| Vocabulary: Guessing Meaning from Context |
| Listening Comprehension |
| Check: Listening for Information |
| Choosing a Summary |
| Discussion: Expressing Reasons |
| Role-Playing |
| 5 When I Finish College, I Want to Be... |
| Prelistening: Expressing Opinions and Persuading |
| Vocabulary: Filling in the Missing Words |
| Listening Comprehension |
| Check: Listening Globally |
| Listening for Details |
| Discussion: Discussing Advantages and Disadvantages |
| Giving Advice |
| Twenty Questions |
| II Career Decisions |
| 6 Rocket Science Smart |
| Prelistening: Defending Choices and Drawing Conclusions |
| Vocabulary: Using Grammatical Clues |
| Categorizing Listening Comprehension |
| Check: Listening for Chronological Sequence |
| Listening for Information |
| Listening for and Writing in the Past Tense |
| Discussion: Sharing Ideas |
| 7 You Saved Me Fifty Bucks |
| Prelistening: Expressing Opinions |
| Vocabulary: Filling in the Missing Words |
| Identifying Definitions |
| Listening Comprehension |
| Check: Listening for Information |
| Listening for Expressions |
| Discussion: Making Inferences and Expressing Opinions |
| Negotiating |
| 8 I Just Knew It! |
| Prelistening: Discussing Pros and Cons |
| Sharing Experiences and Discussing a Quotation |
| Vocabulary: Using Grammatical Clues |
| Listening Comprehension |
| Check: Listening for Cause and Effect |
| Listening for Missing Words |
| Discussion: Sharing Ideas |
| Making Comparisons |
| 9 You Can Make a Difference |
| Prelistening: Expressing Goals and Analyzing Quotations |
| Vocabulary: Choosing the Meaning |
| Matching Listening Comprehension |
| Check: Listening for Specific Information |
| Listening for Irregular Past Tense |
| Discussion: Sharing Ideas |
| Building Consensus |
| 10 I Fell in Love with the Natural Beauty |
| Prelistening: Sharing Ideas |
| Vocabulary: Interviewing |
| Matching Listening Comprehension |
| Check: Listening for Information |
| Listening for Missing Words |
| Discussion: Making Inferences |
| 11 They Pay Me for This |
| Prelistening: Sharing Opinions |
| Creating a Concept Map |
| Listening Comprehension |
| Check: Making Deductions |
| Listening for Details |
| Discussion: Supporting Opinions |
| Interpreting Quotations |
| The World's Funniest Joke, Do and Make |
| III Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover |
| 12 Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder |
| Prelistening: Think/Pair/Share |
| Vocabulary: Interviewing |
| Matching Listening Comprehension |
| Check: Listening for Information |
| Discussion: Expressing Ideas and Preferences |
| Synthesizing Information |
| 13 Never Assume Anything |
| Prelistening: Challenging Your Assumptions |
| Categorizing Vocabulary: Guessing Meaning from Context |
| Fill in the Missing Words |
| Listening Comprehension |
| Check: Listening for Information |
| Listening for Minimal Encouragers |
| Discussion: Sharing Ideas |
| Think/Pair/Share |
| Discussing Quotations |
| Completing Quotations |
| 14 Computer Types |
| Prelistening: Analyzing Stereotypes |
| Completing a Statement |
| Vocabulary: Matching Listening Comprehension |
| Check: Listening for Missing Words |
| Listening for Phrases |
| Listening for Ideas |
| Discussion: Expressing Opinions |
| 15 Why Cake and the Japanese Market Don't Mix |
| Prelistening: Sharing Ideas |
| Answering Questions |
| Vocabulary: Matching |
| Guessing words |
| Listening Comprehension |
| Check: Listening for the Main Idea |
| Listening for Information |
| Discussion: Expressing Opinions and Making Inferences |
| 16 The Emerging Hispanic Market |
| Prelistening: Expressing Opinions |
| Listening Comprehension |
| Check: Listening for Missing Words |
| Listening for Details |
| Discussion: Analyzing Ideas and Expressing Opinions |
| IV Cross-Cultural Miscommunication |
| 17 Everything Is NOT Okay |
| Prelistening |
| Discussing Gestures |
| Vocabulary: Filling in the Missing Words |
| Listening Comprehension |
| Check: Listening for Information and Making Inferences |
| Choosing a Summary |
| Discussion: Role Playing and Discussing a Cultural Faux Pas |
| 18 The Spirit of African Hospitality |
| Prelistening: Hypothesizing, Africa quiz |
| Vocabulary: Matching |
| Making Word Associations |
| Listening Comprehension |
| Check: Listening for Information |
| Choosing a Summary |
| Listening for Missing Words |
| Discussion: Expressing Opinions |
| 19 It's Cool to be Late |
| Prelistening: Discussing Cultural Time Concepts |
| Vocabulary: Making Word Associations |
| Listening Comprehension |
| Check: Listening Globally |
| Listening for Information |
| Discussion: Making Comparisons |
| Discussing Assumptions Phrasal Verbs |
| 20 What Part of NO Don't You Understand? |
| Prelistening: Analyzing Connotations |
| Vocabulary: Filling in the Missing Words |
| Listening Comprehension |
| Check: Listening for Descriptions and Examples |
| Listening for Information |
| Discussion: Sharing Ideas |
| 21 It's All About the Contract |
| Prelistening: Sharing Cultural Perspectives |
| Vocabulary: Sharing Personal Information |
| Matching |
| Filling in the Missing Words |
| Listening Comprehension |
| Check: Listening for Information |
| Listening for Ideas |
| Discussion: Analyzing Situations and Discussing Quotations |
| Using Expressions |
| V Controversial Topics |
| 22 Happy Death Prelistening: Creating a Concept Map |
| Vocabulary: Categorizing, Guessing Meaning from Context Matching |
| Listening Comprehension |
| Check: Listening for Definitions and Examples |
| Listening for Missing Words |
| Understanding Irony |
| Discussion: Discussing Pros and Cons |
| Scenarios: Expressing Opinions |
| Impromptu Speaking |
| 23 Prostitution in a Big City |
| Prelistening: Expressing Opinions, Think/Pair/Share |
| Vocabulary: Filling in the Missing Words |
| Listening Comprehension |
| Check: Note-Taking |
| Summarizing |
| Discussion: Expressing Opinions |
| Analyzing Word Connotations |
| 24 Water Rights |
| Prelistening: Discussing a Literary Quotation |
| Vocabulary: Matching |
| Filling in the Missing Words |
| Listening Comprehension |
| Check: Listening for Ideas |
| Listening for Information |
| Discussion: Critical Thinking |
| Maxims |
| VI More of the Real World A. Texts, Lies, and Final Exams |
| Prelistening: Sharing Ideas |
| Vocabulary: Analyzing Word Families |
| Guesing Meaning from Context |
| Indentifying Definitions |
| Listening Comprehension |
| Check: Note-Taking |
| Listening for Details |
| Discussion: Expressing Opinions and Analyzing Pros and Cons B. I'd Always Wanted to... |
| Prelistening: Sharing Expectations and Goals |
| Vocabulary: Filling in the Missing Words |
| Listening Comprehension |
| Check: Listening for Chronological Sequence |
| Listening for Details |
| Listening for Past Tense |
| Discussion: Expression Opinion and Goals |
| Impromptu Speaking C. Permanent Materials Only |
| Prelistening: Sharing Ideas |
| Categorizing Vocabulary: Making Word Associations |
| Listening Comprehension |
| Check: Listening for Details |
| Note-Taking |
| Discussion: Sharing Ideas and Supporting Opinions D. Doctors |
